Indonesia's most active volcano Merapi erupts again, flight warning issued

JAKARTA - Mount Merapi, the most active volcano in Indonesia, erupted again on Friday , spewing a column of ashes by up to 3,000 meters high, the Indonesian Volcanology Agency said.

The 2,930-m volcano which is located on Indonesia's main Java island, has spewed ashes for 13 times since September, indicating that the intrusion of new magma has been occurring, the agency said. Residents living around the slopes were asked to take precautionary measures for possible rains of ashes, the agency said in a statement.The agency issued a volcano observatory notice for aviation with the level of the second highest, orange code, meaning that the eruption endangers aviation, and planes are required to avoid airspace around the hot clouds.Mount Merapi, one of Indonesia's 129 active volcanoes, has regularly erupted since 1548.

Indonesia, a vast archipelagic nation, is prone to volcanic activities and earthquakes as it lies along the"Pacific Ring of Fire".

Precisely how many planes/flights had to change their routing/flight plan? 2?

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